New Delhi, September 29, 2014: The proposal for establishment of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Assam is still alive and the Centre is in talks with the State Government, Union Min…
Assam AIIMS proposal still on
Flared gas for new 50-MW Titabor plant
Guwahati, September 29, 2014: For the first time in the State, natural gas near crude oil extraction sites that is wasted by burning will be used to run a thermal power plant. The first such plant – a…
A sweet swansong to narrow gauge line in Silchar
Arindam Gupta Silchar, September 29, 2014: The denizens of Silchar assembled in a unique swansong journey boarding onto the 15694 Down Barak Valley Express, the passenger train which chugged in for …
Tripura CM urges B’desh to push rail project
Prabir Sil Agartala, September 29, 2014: As uncertainty looms large over execution of the Indo-Bangla rail project, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has sought intervention of Bangladesh Railway Mi…
Solar water treatment units in Nagaland
Dimapur, September 29, 2014: Nagaland has earned the distinction of being the first State in the country to have an innovative water solution technology project – “Solar powered water treatment Unit” …
Manipuri filmmaker invited as jury
Imphal, September 29, 2014: Award-winning filmmaker Oinam Doren has been invited as jury member by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting for the Indian Panorama section of the 45th Intern…
Arunachal plea for ‘Hinterland Highway’
Itanagar, September 29, 2014: Arunachal Pradesh will soon request the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to construct a “Hinterland Highway” to arrest the migration of people from border areas near the Li…
Online music hunt
New Delhi, September 29, 2014 (NNN): An online "Music Talent Hunt" was launched on September 25 jointly by the Delhi-based NESCH, NEIFAR, Delhi Police, AT&T and 24x7 Frontier TV and entries would be c…
Session dwells on crimes against women
Imphal, September 29, 2014: Under the sponsorship of National Commission for Women, a two-day legal awareness programme, organised by Development Centre of Manipur (DCOM), has kick started at Hotel Kr…
Teenage girl loses life while saving others
Shillong, September 29, 2014 (NNN): A tale of courage and heroism has come to the fore in the midst of calamity as a teenage girl lost her life while saving the lives of three others in the village of…
Govt decides to repair alternative routes
Shillong, September 29, 2014: As it still remains unclear whether the Sanjenthong bridge can be completed ahead of the Manipur Sangai Festival 2014 or not, the State Government has decided to repair a…
No reports of Ebola in Northeast
Dimapur, September 29, 2014 (NNN): The deadly Ebola has killed over 3000 people in West Africa till date and counting and there have been speculations that migratory birds from the African continent c…
Posers raised over Pvt hospitals for charging inflated fees
Thoubal, September 29, 2014: A strong suspicion has been raised about some empanelled private hospitals charging medical fees higher than the rate fixed by the Central Government Hospital Service duri…
IM team to meet Modi before formal talks
Dimapur, September 29, 2014 (NNN): The NSCN IM team will first meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi then only the 'formal dialogue' will start, according to a well placed source from the NSCN-IM.…
Deplorable Pallel-Chandel road denounced
Imphal, September 29, 2014: A sit-in-protest denouncing the deplorable road condition of the Pallel-Chandel road was held at the district head quarters Chandel today.…
'MSCP still active as RO accepts nomination file of its candidate'
Imphal, September 29, 2014: Even as Manipur State Congress Party (MSCP) was merged with Indian National Congress (INC) following five MLAs of MSCP who contested and won in the 9th Manipur Legislative …
Abducted labourers, driver, handyman set free
Imphal, September 29 2014: The two laborers engaged in construction of Andro Mamang Sanapat Market under Yairipok Police Station, Thoubal district who were abducted by suspected armed cadres of Kuki N…
AR nabs IM cadres from various places
Dimapur, September 29, 2014 (NNN): Troops of 18 Assam Rifles under the aegis of Headquarters 6 Sector Assam Rifles conducted two search operations based on specific information in Jalukie, Peren distr…
Tamenglong to get regular electricity after 5 days
Daniel Kamei Tamenglong, September 29, 2014: With the inventor and batteries installed in the power sub- station of Tamenglong has been damaged, installation of new ones will be completed in five days…
Huge haul of explosives recovered from Guwahati bus
Guwahati, September 29, 2014: Acting on a tip-off Assam Police on Monday recovered a huge quantity of explosive materials from a bus at the Basistha crossing on the National Highway by-pass at the sou…
Tripura govt suspends another officer in RMSA scam
Agartala, September 29, 2014: The investigation of Rs 5 Cr Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RAMSA) scam in the school education department has taken a new turn with the suspension of its former ad…
Meghalaya Urban Affairs dept mulls signage, road numbers
Shillong, September 29, 2014: The Urban Affairs department is working on a system of signage in the city to enable people to easily locate a place or a house.…
Forum contradicts Govt claim on Mining Plan
Shillong, September 29, 2014: Contradicting the State government’s claim that it has submitted the Mining Plan and Health Plan to the concerned ministries in New Delhi, the State Coordination Committe…
Contractor of Meghalaya CM’s bungalow cheated
Shillong, September 29, 2014: The contractor of the Chief Minister’s bungalow lost over Rs 20 lakh after the supplier of intercom for the bungalow built at the cost of Rs 10 crore, fled away with the …
HNLC bandh on; puja exempted
Shillong, September 29, 2014: Home Minister Roshan Warjri has urged the people of the State to defy the bandh call given by HNLC even as the proscribed outfit has decided to exempt people attending to…
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